Hyphenation of conflict

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word conflict? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-flict

Definitions of conflict:

1.
An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine Police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs
2.
Opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
He was immobilized by conflict and indecision
3.
A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
4.
A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
His conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post A conflict of loyalties
5.
An incompatibility of dates or events
He noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings
6.
Opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
This form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing
7.
A disagreement or argument about something important
He had a dispute with his wife There were irreconcilable differences The familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
8.
Be in conflict
The two proposals conflict!
9.
Go against, as of rules and laws
He ran afoul of the law This behavior conflicts with our rules

Synonyms of conflict:

noun struggle, battle, group action
noun ambivalence, ambivalency
noun battle, fight, engagement, military action, action
noun state
noun incompatibility
noun opposition, oppositeness
noun dispute, difference, difference of opinion, disagreement
verb contrast, counterpoint
verbrun afoul, infringe, contravene, transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break

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